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Patented Oct. ll, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOSEPH P. OMAN, OFST. PAUL, AND SAMUEL BRIGHT, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

RECEPTACLE Application led July 20, 1931. Serial No. 551,950.

This invention relates to production from a single piece of material, ofa container having a plurality of compartments each adapted, forexample, to contain a bottle.

Features of the invention include the manner of forming means forclosing the end of the container, and for forming a carrying handle or apartition for the container after the closure means is in closureposition; the provision of combined locking and partltionformingelements; the alignment of those locking elements which extend fromopposite ends of the device to form coplanar walls of the variouscompartments; to provide a symmetrical arrangement of the compartmentswith respect to the carrying handle; and all details of constructionshown and described.

Another feature relates to the provision of a blank adapted to be foldedto form a container, and to provide portions which cooperate to formclosures at opposite ends of the container, which portions haveextensions respectively adapted to partition the container and toprovide a carrying handle therefor.

Objects, features and advantages of the invention will be set forth inthe description of the drawings forming a part of this application, andin said drawings Figure 1 is an outside face view of the blank;

Figure 2 is a side view of a container formed from the blank;

Figure 8 is a central vertical transverse section on line 3 3 of Figurel;

Figure 4 is a plan section on line 4 4 of Figure 2 looking upwardly;

Figure 5 is a plan section on line 5-5 of Figure 2 looking downwardly;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary top plan of Figure 2;

Figure 7 is a detail section on line 7-7 of Figure 5 illustrating thelocking action of tongue element and slot;

Figure 8 is a detail section illustrating the manner of forming the bendline portions of the blank;

Figure 9 is a somewhat diagrammatic detail section on line 9-9 of Figure2, showing how the sides of the tongue elements engage and brace thehandle-forming portions; and

Figure l0 is a section, similar to Figure 9, illustrating amodification.

In the drawings, there has been illustrated an embodiment of thisinvention particularly adapted for carrying a plurality of bottles, andadapted to form a partitioned container having a separate compartmentfor each bottle, to the end that the bottles cannot possibly come incontact with one another, and said embodiment providing a reinforcedhandle structure so arranged as to facilitate the maintenance of thebottles in upright position when being carried.

The device is formed from a substantially rectangular blank which ispunched or cut to define or provide some of the structural elements, andis pressed or creased to facilitate bending of the material and todefine or provide other structural elements or portions. The punchingoperations provide a parallel series of slots which extend inwardly fromthe periphery of each of two opposite sides of the blank. These slotsdefine closure and handle-forming portions and terminal tongue-likeelements, and the punching also defines certain panel sections `andprovides additional slots which are adapted to be traversed by certainof the tongues, the slots and tongues being formed and proportioned soas to act as frictional locks for securing the various elements inoperative position.

Figure 1 is an outer face view of the blank.

Four panel elements, 1, 2, 3 and 4 arelpartly defined by parallelpressed fold lines 8, 9, 10, and this definition is completed bypunching the blank to provide parallel series of slots, a series at eachof two opposite sides or ends of the panels. These slots are alsoparallel to the bend lines 8, 9, 10. Two of the slots 16, 17 arecolinear with the bend line 8; two slots 18, 19 are colinear with bendline 9; and two slots 20, 21 are colinear with bend line 10. Bend lines11-12 are perpendicular to and-substantially intersect all of theseinwardly extending slots at one end of the panels, and bend lines 13--14similarly intersect all inwardly extending slots at the opposite ends ofthe panels.

Panel 1 is slotted at opposite ends respectively at 22-23 and panel 3 isslotted respectively at opposite ends as at 24-25. It will be noted thatthe slots 23 and 25 extend only to the outer bend line 14, while theother slots at this end extend to inner bend line 13. All the slots atthe opposite end of the blank extend to the inner bend line 12.

At opposite ends of panel 2 and disposed respectively between bend lines11 and 12 and bend lines 13 and 14, are pairs of slots, the members ofwhich are respectively designated 27-28 and 29-30. Similarly placed at0pposite ends of the panel 4 are similar slots, the members of which arerespectively designated 3132 and 33-34. All pairs of slots are parallelwith the inwardly extending slots.

Slots 22 and 16 define tongue elements 37-38 and slots 23 and 17 definetongue elements 39-40. Slots|1820 and 24 define tongue elements 41-42;and slots 19, 21 and 25 define tongue elements 43-44. There is,therefore, provided a tongue element for each of the slots 27'to 34,inclusive.

At one end of the panel 2 there are provided a closure portion 50 and ahandle-forming portion 51, slotted as at 52 to providel a hand-hold. Theslots 27 and 28 are formed in the closure portion 50. The panel 4 isprovided at one end with the closure portion 53, and with thehandle-forming portion 54 slotted as at 55. The slots 31 and 32 areformed in the closure portion 53, and the portions 50 and 53 cooperate,when the blank is properly folded, to form a closure, see Figure 3, forthe top of the container, and after these parts 50-53 are in closureposition, the parts 51-54 are disposed to form a two-ply,medially-disposed handle, with the slots 52 and 55 in register to forman opening for the hand. The handle extends the full length of the top.

Panel 2 is provided at the opposite end with a closure portion 60, and apartitionforming portion 61. The slots 29-30 are formed in the closureportion 60. The panel 4 is provided with a closure portion 62, and witha partition-forming portion 63. The slots 33-34 are formed in theclosure portion 62. The portions 60-62 cooperate to close the bottom ofthe receptacle (see Figure 3) and when elements 60-62 are in closureposition, the parts 61-63 extend within the receptacle iatly against oneanother and together act as a two-ply medially-disposed partition,dividing the box into two elongated compartments. The elements 61-63extend in the same direction as the handle elements 51-54.

Folding operation In folding the blank, the edges 5 and 6 are firstbrought together, and secured by tape 7, the folding motion being madein a direction away from the observer when viewing the blank as shown inFigure 1. The elements 60-61 and 62-63 are then folded inwardly alongthe lines 13 and 14 to bring the partitioning elements 61 and 63 to theposition shown in Figure 3, and the closure elements 60 and 62 to theposition shown in that figure. Tongues 43-44 are then insertedrespectively in slots 30-33 as best shown in Figure 2. The folds arealong the lines 13 and 14, and it will be noted that when the parts havebeen folded inwardly as mentioned and as shown in Figure 2, portionengages fiatly against closure portions 60-62 to reinforce the same,giving a two-ply structure, in the zone of overlap. The tongues 39-40are then inserted respectively in slots 34 and 29 to assume the positionshown in Figure 2, and thus the bottom for the receptacle is formed, andthe tongues 39--44 are arranged at one side of the partitioning elements61-63), while the tongues 43 and 40 lie at the opposite side of theseelements. The portion 71 acts as a reinforcement in the same manner asportion 70. This arrangement is best shown 1n Figure 5 and it will benoted that a series of compartments is thus defined, at each side of theelongated partition-forming elements 61-63, in this case sixcompartments, symmetrically arranged.

It will be noted that the tongues 43-44, 39-40, when inpartition-forming position are substantially the same height as thepartition-formers 61-63.

After the bottles have been placed in their respective compartmentsformed by folding the bottom elements as previously described, theelements 50,-53 are moved to closure position as shown in Figure 3, andthe handleforming elements 51-54 are brought to the position shown.Tongues 37-38 are now respectively inserted in slots 32-27 to assume thepositions shown in Figures 2 and 3, and then the tongues 41-42 areinserted respectively in slots 31-28. By inspection of Figure 2, it willbe noted that the tongues provide reinforcing portions 73--74-75-76which engage portions of closure elements 50-53 to form a two-plystructure. It will be further noted that the tongues 37, 38, 41

and 42, after placement within the box, are

disposed in co-planar relation with the correspondingcompartment-defining and locking tongues of the bottom, so that sixbottle-holding compartments are defined, which extend from top to bottomof the container; see Figure 3 in which the position of the bottle isshown in dot-and-dash lines.

Referring to Figures 3, 6 and 9, it will be noted that the inner edges77, 78 of tongues 41, 42 and corresponding edges 79, 80 of the tongues37, 38, abut the handle-forming portions atbend line 11 to stil'en thestructure.

lIt will be further noted by inspection of Figure 7, that the tonguesand slots form locks to secure the parts in operative position.

The slots 27 to 34, inclusive, are each formed by cutting, to provide afla 82 which is forced to the osition shown in i re 7 when the tongue 1sintroduced, and which acts by its resiliency to apply a frictionpressure which secures the tongue and quite forcefully resists itswithdrawal.

Referring to Figure 8, the stock is punched on the outer side alonglines 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 as shown at 85-86, and is formed asshown at 87 on the inner side, to facilitate bending in the direction ofthe arrow.

Each of the tongues 39, 40, 43 and 44 have punched bend lines 90 on theinside face of the blank, to allow for bending to facilitateintroduction of these longer elements into the corresponding` slots. Thesame character of punching for bending is made for the flaps 82 of theslots. These crease lines are indicated by dotted lines at 91 and are onthe same side with the punchings 90, that is on the inner side.

It is sometimes desirable to have the elements 51-54 (51-54) folddownwardly from the position shown in Figure 9 to the position shown inFigure l0, so that one carton may be placed flatly one on top of anotherin a larger cover-carton, for shipment. To this end, the elements501--53al are made slightly longer in a cross-wise direction so that thebend lines 10() lie at the edges 77"--78, and so that the bend lines 101lie above or at a position coplanar with the upper surfaces of elements50a-53a so that the handle-forming elements 51-54a can be bent outwardlyfrom the handle-forming position shown in dot-and-dash lines and awayfrom one another to assume the position shown in full lines, inengagement with the outer surfaces of elements 50-53. This modificationis a valuable feature of the invention.

We claim as our invention:

1. A device of the class described comprising a blank adapted to befolded to form a container, and having elements at one end, havingportions adapted to cooperate to form a closure for that end and havingother portions adapted to partition the container when the closureportlons are in closure position, said closure portions having slots,and said end having other elements one for each slot adapted to traversethe corresponding slot, and additionally partition the container, theopposite end of the container also having elements having portionsadapted to cooperate to form a closure for the container and havin otherportions which are adapted to be folde outwardly to cooperate to form atwo-ply handle for the container when the closure portions are inclosure position said closure portions having slots, and said end havingother elements one for each slot adapted to traverse the correspondingslot, and assume a coplanar relation with corresponding slottraversingelements of the opposite end to define a series of compartments.

2. A device of the class described comprising a blank adapted to befolded to form a container, and having at each of two opposite ends,elements having portions adapted to coo rate to form a closure for thecontainer, sai elements at one end having other portions adapted topartition the container when the closure portions are in closure sition,and the elements at the other end having portions adapted to form ahandle extension for the container when the closure portions are inclosure position, the closure portions at each end of the containerhaving locking slots, and each end of the container having otherelements one for each slot ada ted to frictionally traverse thecorrespon ing slot, the corresponding slot-traversing portions ofopposite ends of the container being adapted to assume a coplanarrelation to form a series of compartments at each side of the firstmentioned partitioning portions.

In witness whereof we have set our hands this 1st day of July, 1931.

JOSEPH P. OMAN. SAMUEL BRIGHT.

